{"id":630,"date":"2026-07-23T03:17:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T03:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitalgoswami.in\/?p=630"},"modified":"2026-07-23T05:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T05:57:10","slug":"wordpress-one-click-and-manual-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitalgoswami.in\/?p=630","title":{"rendered":"wordpress one click and manual update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are two main ways to update WordPress:\u00a0one-click (automatic through the dashboard)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0manual (uploading files yourself)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If by “local”<\/strong> you mean a WordPress site running on your local computer<\/strong> (using tools like XAMPP, WAMP, MAMP, Local, or Laragon), you can update it in the same two ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. One-Click Update (Local WordPress)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If your local site has internet access:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Start your local\u00a0server (XAMPP\/WAMP\/MAMP\/Laragon).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Open your local\u00a0site (for example,\u00a0http:\/\/localhost\/your-site<\/code>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Log in to\u00a0the WordPress admin\u00a0dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Go to\u00a0Dashboard \u2192 Updates<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Click\u00a0Update Now<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Wait for the\u00a0update to finish\u00a0and test the\u00a0site.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    This works just like updating a live website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    2. Manual Update (Local WordPress)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Use this if the one-click update doesn’t work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Back up your\u00a0local site (files\u00a0and database).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Download the latest\u00a0WordPress from:<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Extract the ZIP\u00a0file.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Open your local\u00a0WordPress installation\u00a0folder (for example,\u00a0htdocs\/your-site<\/code>\u00a0in XAMPP or\u00a0www\/your-site<\/code>\u00a0in WAMP).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Replace all WordPress\u00a0core files\u00a0except<\/strong>:\n
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      • wp-content<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • wp-config.php<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Open\u00a0http:\/\/localhost\/your-site\/wp-admin<\/code>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • If prompted, click\u00a0Update WordPress Database<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Verify that the\u00a0site and plugins\u00a0are working correctly.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Key Difference from a Live Site<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        • Live site:<\/strong>\u00a0You usually update\u00a0via the hosting\u00a0control panel or\u00a0FTP\/SFTP.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Local site:<\/strong>\u00a0You update files\u00a0directly on your\u00a0computer in the\u00a0local web server\u00a0directory, without needing\u00a0FTP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          There are two main ways to update WordPress:\u00a0one-click (automatic through the dashboard)\u00a0and\u00a0manual (uploading files yourself). If by “local” you mean a WordPress site running on your local computer (using tools like XAMPP, WAMP, MAMP, Local, or Laragon), you can update it in the same two ways. 1. One-Click Update (Local WordPress) If your local site has internet access: This […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-unit-1","category-wordpress"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t